Foramen magnum decompression for the treatment of Arnold Chiari malformation type I with associated syringomyelia in an elderly patient

Spinal Cord

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 249-251

  Takigami, I ^a   Miyamoto, K ^a   Kodama, H ^a   Hosoe, H ^a   Tanimoto, S ^b   Shimizu, K ^a  

^a GIFU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b Bicchu Orthopaedic Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Arnold Chiari malformation type I; Elderly; Foramen magnum decompression; Surgical treatment; Syringomyelia

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARNOLD CHIARI MALFORMATION; ARNOLD CHIARI MALFORMATION TYPE I; BACKACHE; BRAIN DECOMPRESSION; BRAIN RADIOGRAPHY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DURA MATER; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FORAMEN MAGNUM; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; JAPAN; LEG PAIN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAIN; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYMPTOM; SYRINGOMYELIA;

AGED; ARNOLD-CHIARI MALFORMATION; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FORAMEN MAGNUM; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SPINAL CORD; SYRINGOMYELIA;

EID: 17444374961     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.sc.3101675     Document Type: Review

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